Cornerstone Church Weymouth

Registered charity 1174581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EBENEZER, EBENEZER EVANGELICAL CHURCH, EBENEZER EVANGELICAL CHURCH, WEYMOUTH

Activities include weekly coffee morning, community lunch, evening prayer, Bible study or Missionary evening. There is a parent and toddler group and evening youth group. The church provides an office for the local CAP team and support mission around the world.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £25,915 for the year, with total expenditure of £68,184 exceeding income of £42,269. The trustees report that cash funds decreased from £251,211 to £224,323, while unrestricted reserves stood at £223,145 at year-end. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £30,000, which is significantly exceeded by the current unrestricted cash position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tithes and Offerings (81% of income)

“Tithes and Offerings 31,320” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £223k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves of £30,000 held in the current and deposit account equivalent to a year of average giving to the general fund and including £10,000 to cover any possible urgent building repairs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

WILLIAM JAMES GORDON PEACHchair
David Peach
Lelmer Oliveira Campos
Louise Bell Mrs
Nicholas Guy Barrow
Rebekah Amy White Mrs
Sharon Anne Reed
Wendy Joan Erskine · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£42k	£68k
30/09/2024	£47k	£48k
30/09/2023	£32k	£43k
30/09/2022	£27k	£34k
30/09/2021	£28k	£31k

Common questions

Is Cornerstone Church Weymouth financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £25,915 for the year, with total expenditure of £68,184 exceeding income of £42,269. The trustees report that cash funds decreased from £251,211 to £224,323, while unrestricted reserves stood at £223,145 at year-end. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £30,000, which is significantly exceeded by the current unrestricted cash position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Cornerstone Church Weymouth?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Cornerstone Church Weymouth as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDEN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDEN	FY2021	£200	Charity donation
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDEN	FY2025	£200